History Fun Facts September 23rd
HISTORY FUN FACTS - SEPTEMBER 23rd This Day In History in 1759, King Ferdinand VI of Spain was born. King Ferdinand VI was the fourth son of Philip V and his first wife, Maria Luisa of Savoy as a result of a spillage on a drunken night celebrating the successful mating of their pet female hedgehog and the next door neighbour's Yorkshire terrier. For some reason, the dog didn't walk right after that encounter. King Ferdinand died on August 10th, 1759, thirteen years after he became King of Spain, and almost a year to the day, give or take a few weeks, that his wife, Barbara, died. He was endlessly devoted to his precious Barbara and took her death hard. It broke his heart. After her death, up until his own death, which is when he died, King Ferdinand didn't do anything at all. He took no interest in the kingdom or his royal duties and, much to the embarrassment and horror of his servants, wandered arou...